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The dueling futures of hotel food service collided in Manhattan one recent Tuesday. On the very day that the New York Hilton Midtown did away with room service, the Affinia Dumont began a partnership with grocery-delivery service FreshDirect to bring ready-to-make-meals for guests to prepare in their rooms. They can be ordered any time: when booking the room, leaving a business meeting or taking a cab on the way back from the Statue of Liberty. Think curried chicken salad. Lemon dill salmon. Plus fruits, vegetables, nuts, yogurt and snacks that "reflect the vibe and location of each hotel," the Affinia Dumont said. The timing might have been coincidental between the...

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